The lineup for the 2016 Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival is officially here!
Taking place at the Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, the second annual music festival will feature performances from headliners Ariana Grande, Calvin Harris, J. Cole, Martin Garrix and Fetty Wap. Other performers include Audien, AWOLNATION, Sleigh Bells, Rae Sremmurd, Desiigner, Timeflies, Madeon, Marshmello, Wale, Nervo and more. More than 40 of today’s hottest hit-makers, along with exciting breakthrough artists, will perform on one of the festival’s three stages.
Last year, the Billboard Hot 100 Music Festival shattered attendance records for Nikon at Jones Beach Theater, attracting over 40,000 fans during the festival’s inaugural weekend. Billboard and Live Nation promise fans yet another incredible festival in 2016 with some of the biggest chart-topping artists of the year converging on Jones Beach for a massive weekend of live music and entertainment. Collectively, the festival lineup has earned 81 entries on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and has sold a combined 80 million albums and songs in the U.S., according to Nielsen Music. The artists also represent some of this generation’s biggest social media influencers, with a massive fan following across Twitter, Facebook and other platforms.
This year’s event will bring together dozens of Billboard-charting artists spanning multiple genres, from pop and rock to R&B and dance, for one of the most electrifying and diverse festivals this summer.
Tickets for the general public go on sale May 21 at 10:00 a.m. EDT at www.livenation.com.
